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Dash and center console turn off when lights on

Old 09-01-2016, 05:00 PM
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When I turn my headlights on, or just markers, I lose my dash and radio, as well as a/c lights. When I turn the headlights off, they come on. Any reasoning to this? I did just have my aftermarket alarm deactivated. Could this be something? Also, I have read that it can mean a light is out, but I checked all of them and they work, minus the high mounted third brake light (see other thread). Ideas?


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Originally Posted by 650NutKase
When I turn my headlights on, or just markers, I lose my dash and radio, as well as a/c lights. When I turn the headlights off, they come on. Any reasoning to this? I did just have my aftermarket alarm deactivated. Could this be something? Also, I have read that it can mean a light is out, but I checked all of them and they work, minus the high mounted third brake light (see other thread). Ideas? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2I...ew?usp=sharing
did you check you dimmer switch?
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you mean the little wheel to make the dash brighter? If so, yes, it's all the way up to just before it turns the overhead light on.
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You were right. I must have hit the dimmer by accident last night. Turned it back up and everything is normal. Feel kinda dumb now lol
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Originally Posted by 650NutKase
You were right. I must have hit the dimmer by accident last night. Turned it back up and everything is normal. Feel kinda dumb now lol
Don't feel bad I did something similar on my sons moms impala it has a button on the dash that says Serv mode I hit it a couple times and didn't notice anything different then a little ways down the road I notice the cluster and radio displays were both out and figured they just went out until I remembered that button hit it again and what do you know they lit back up lol


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